Excerpt: Dr. Daniel Fink tells us why he became a noise activist, what he’s learned about safe noise exposure, and what we must do to protect health.
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Indoor cycling classes are bad for your ears
Indoor cycling classes are bad for your ears. While the general public is at risk, the instructors are at high risk. Where’s OSHA?
Preventing hearing loss in music students
Click here to learn what audiologists at Duke University are doing to help prevent hearing loss in music students.
Is your noise making me fat? – Part II
Is your noise making me fat? Dr. Daniel Fink says a recent report shows loud music in restaurants increases the selection of higher calorie menu options.
Does noise kill thousands every year?
Does noise kill thousands every year? This piece in The Guardian says yes, and provides the data, courtesy of the European Environment Agency, to prove it.
7 reasons to say no to fireworks
Treehugger gives us 7 reasons to say no to fireworks. We focused like a laser beam on the last two reasons–cruelty to animals and hearing loss–but the others are just as bad. Click to learn more.
Portable listening devices are too loud
Portable listening devices are too loud and they will damage hearing. What will it take to get regulators to protect young peoples’ hearing?
The “new secondhand smoke”
Noise is the new “secondhand smoke” and cities are starting to regulate it by going after the low hanging fruit, like helicopters and leaf blowers.
What was the loudest sound on earth?
What was the loudest sound on earth? A volcanic eruption on Krakotoa over 125 years ago cause shattered ear drums and tsunamis.